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News ReleasesThe IFJ and Article 19 Support The Guardian in Court Battle for Journalists Rights in Iraq2010-01-28 International Federation of Journalists ARTICLE 19, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Iraqi Union of Journalists today called on the Iraqi authorities to drop charges of defamation against the British newspaper The G... Middle East & North Africa: Region performs poorly, Israel nose-dives2009-10-22 Reporters without Borders For the first time Israel is not at the head of the Middle Eastern countries in the press freedom index. By falling 47 places to 93rd position, it is now behind Kuwait (60th), United Arab Emirates (86... Photographer Ibrahim Jassam freed after US Army held him for 17 months without explanation2010-02-10 Reporters without Borders Reporters Without Borders welcomed the release today of Iraqi photographer, Ibrahim Jassam, of Reuters, who had been held by the US military since his arrest on 1st September 2008. Sources Select ResourcesBlair: Bombing Iraq Better. AgainCromwell, David; Edwards, David Article 2014 Media Lens The authors critique the British media's coverage of a new essay by Tony Blair which attempts to justify the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003. A Comparative Review of Flat Earth News and NewspeakCook, Jonathan Article 2009 Medialens A comparative review of two recent books about the media, one a mainstream view, the other using the propaganda model of media control. The Dangers of Embedded JournalismA Distorted View of War Cockburn, Patrick Article 2010 CounterPunch An Empire of LiesWhy Our Media Betray Us Cook, Jonathan Article 2011 CounterPunch Contrary to its avowed aim, mainstream journalism invariably diminishes the impact of new events when they threaten powerful elites. 'Fake news' & 'post-truth' politics? What about those Iraqi WMDs? Clark, Neil Article 2016 RT The people and the outlets warning of the dangers of 'fake news' and 'post-truth politics' have been the biggest peddlers of 'fake news' and 'post-truth politics' out there. It's like receiving lectur... The IFJ and Article 19 Support The Guardian in Court Battle for Journalists Rights in IraqSources News Release Article 2010 International Federation of Journalists ARTICLE 19, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Iraqi Union of Journalists today called on the Iraqi authorities to drop charges of defamation against the British newspaper The G... The Illusion of DebateConsensus for the People that Matter Hirthler, Jason Article 2014 CounterPunch A recent article in FAIR reviewed the findings of its latest study on the quality of political “debate” being aired on the mainstream networks. It studied the run-up to the military interventions in b... In Middle East Wars It Pays to be SkepticalCockburn, Patrick Article 2018 Counterpunch In the context of Western air strikes on alleged Syrian biological weapons sites on 14 April, 2018, the history of the bombing of the Abu Ghraib baby milk factory in 1991 underscores the need for perm... Middle East & North Africa: Region performs poorly, Israel nose-divesSources News Release Article 2009 Reporters without Borders For the first time Israel is not at the head of the Middle Eastern countries in the press freedom index. By falling 47 places to 93rd position, it is now behind Kuwait (60th), United Arab Emirates (86... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 20, 2016Fake News Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Connexions "Fake news" is the latest mania to convulse the mainstream media. All at once, we're being subjected to an outbreak of hand-wringing articles and commentary about obscure websites which are supposedly... Photographer Ibrahim Jassam freed after US Army held him for 17 months without explanationSources News Release Article 2010 Reporters without Borders Reporters Without Borders welcomed the release today of Iraqi photographer, Ibrahim Jassam, of Reuters, who had been held by the US military since his arrest on 1st September 2008. The real first casualty of warPilger, John Article 2006 Censorship by journalism is virulent in Britain and the US - and it means the difference between life and death for people in faraway countries. Sole offender?Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 Radical Digressions When an Iraqi journalist throws his shoe at the commander-in-chief of the forces that invaded and continue to occupy his country, the Globe huffily calls the reporter a disgrace to his profession and ... Syria, Iraq, Egypt most deadly nations for journalistsBeiser, Elana Article 2013 CPJ The conflict in Syria, a spike in Iraqi bloodshed, and political violence in Egypt accounted for the high number of journalists killed on the job in 2013. Thinking The Right ThoughtsCromwell, David; Edwards, David Article 2014 Media Lens There are always convenient news-hooks on which corporate journalists can hang their power-friendly prejudices about the West being 'the good guys' in world affairs. The authors provide examples from ... 2013: Another Year Of Slaughter In Iraq Claims The Lives Of At Least 21 Media Professionals Adriaensens, Dirk Article 2014 Countercurrents In Iraq , at least 404 media professionals have been killed since the US invasion in 2003, among them 374 Iraqis, according to The B Russell Tribunal statistics. The impunity in Iraq is far worse than... Would as Many as 1 Million Be Alive if the Media Had Done Its Job Pilger, John Article 2014 Truthout This is a transcript of John Pilger's contribution to a special edition of BBC Radio 4's 'Today' program, guest-edited by the artist and musician PJ Harvey. Sources BookshelfThe Gulf Within: Canadian Arabs, Racism, & The Gulf WarKashmeri, Zuhair Book The Gulf Within documents the experiences of Arab and Muslim Canadians during the Gulf War. It's about the subtle and not-so-subtle anger and distrust other Canadians and institutions demonstrated tow... Inventing RealityThe Politics of News Media Parenti, Michael Book 1993 Parenti sets out to demonstrate how the news media distort important aspects of social and political life and why they do. Telling the TruthSocialist Register 2006 Panitch, Leo; Keys, Colin (eds.) Book 2005 A collection of essays that examines the difficulties of illuminating the degenerative and secretive nature of public life. Weapons of Mass PersuasionMarketing the War Against Iraq Rutherford, Paul Book 2004 Rutherford, an academic and media critic at the University of Toronto, tries to show how the marketing campaign for the war against Iraq was constructed and carried out with the aid of a compliant med... |
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